| 单词 | scotch cloth | 
| 释义 | Scotch clothn.  Any of various fabrics made in or associated with Scotland; esp. (originally) a fabric resembling lawn but less expensive, said to have been made of nettle fibre; (now) a tartan. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from other vegetable fibres > 			[noun]		 > made from nettles nettle-cloth1539 Scotch cloth1631 nettle stalk1684 1631    in  W. H. D. Longstaffe Hist. Darlington 		(1854)	 236  				For xi yeards and iij quarters of fine Scotch cloath for a communion table cloth, 3s. 6d. 1675    N. Grew Compar. Anat. Trunks  ii. vii. 79  				Hemp, is nothing else but the Sap-vessels of the Bark of the Plant so called. And Scotch-cloath, is only the Housewifry of the same parts of the Bark of Nettle. 1696    J. F. Merchant's Ware-house 37  				Scotch Cloth..is a sort of white Sleasie Soft-Cloth,..and since Callico hath been dear, is much used for Linnens for Beds and for Window Curtains. 1705    E. Hickeringill Priest-craft 47  				Because this is a prying Age, and Scholarship and Craft is not now..confin'd to a Cassock, or Scotch-cloath Sleeves. 1738    Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 147/1  				A high Altar..at which a brawny Priest officiated in a Habit of Scotch Cloth. 1855    W. Whitman Leaves of Grass 		(1891)	 401  				The stout-strong frame, Dress'd in its russet suit of good Scotch cloth. 1883    J. Fiske Let. 16 Feb. 		(1940)	 xiii. 485  				Beautiful yellowbrown soft Scotch cloth, very thick, coat with short skirts, single‐breasted, buttoned once, and cutaway. 1905    B. Tarkington Conquest of Canaan i. 19  				His ulster, sporting a big cape at the shoulders, and a tasselled hood over the cape, was of a rough Scotch cloth. 1923    Times 19 Mar. 11/6  				Plus Four Suits are looked upon as ideal for motoring, week-end wear and most kinds of sport. In Scotch Cloths of new Donegal colour effects. 2008    Independent 		(Nexis)	 19 Nov. 56  				The resurgent Scotch cloth has also returned to the realm of homes and interiors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  | 
	
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